"Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan stated that telemedicine access to mifepristone "injures Louisiana by undermining its laws protecting unborn human life and also by causing it to spend Medicaid funds on emergency care for women harmed by mifepristone. Both injuries are irreparable.""
"The ruling from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals means that telemedicine access to mifepristone has just ended for the whole country effective immediately."
A Louisiana panel of judges has ruled to end telemedicine access to mifepristone, a medication used for abortion and miscarriage management. The case was initiated by Louisiana against the FDA, challenging the removal of an in-person requirement for obtaining the drug. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Louisiana, stating that telemedicine access undermines state laws protecting unborn life and incurs Medicaid costs for emergency care. This ruling is not final, as drug manufacturers may appeal to the Supreme Court.
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